Cultural concepts of giftedness |
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| Authors: | Robert J Sternberg |
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| Institution: | Dean of the School of Arts and Sciences and Professor of Psychology, Office of the Dean of the School of Arts and Sciences , Tufts University , Ballou Hall, Medford, MA, 02155 E-mail: Robert.Sternberg@tufts.edu |
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| Abstract: | Different cultures have different conceptions of what it means to be gifted. But in identifying children as gifted, we often use only our own conception, ignoring the cultural context in which the children grew up. Such identification is inadequate and fails to do justice to the richness of the world's cultures. It also misses children who are gifted and may identify as gifted children those who are not. |
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| Keywords: | Chinese gifted students Hong Kong teacher characteristics teacher competencies teacher education |
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